Amanda Unvarnished

Israel's operations in Gaza are exacting a terrible human cost, but that doesn't mean they constitute the specific crime of genocide.

In response to an unprecedented time of war and grief, rabbis are revising Jewish prayers, or writing wholly new ones.

But don't panic.

Your views, your votes, your record—none of it matters as much as your fealty to Trump.

Both parties will be looking for lessons in the results of a ballot measure to amend the state’s constitution

I know what it feels like to be driven by vengeance in warfare. I also know it can lead soldiers to cross the line.

While they may still technically be Jewish due to their parentage or conversion, while they may lead superficially Jewish lives, we can no longer consider them part of Klal Yisrael.